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Catcha Investment Corp 2.0 intends to focus its search on a target with operations or prospective operations in the technology, digital media, financial technology, or digital services sectors, which it refers to as the “new economy sectors”, across Asia Pacific, in particular Southeast Asia and Australia, according to its prospectus.

WebEngage, an India-based full stack retention operating system and business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) startups, announced Tuesday that it raised $20 million in Series B led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global. The round also saw participation from existing investors India Quotient, Blume Ventures and IAN Fund,

Skyports, the United Kingdom-based advanced air mobility (AAM) vertiport infrastructure and drone services provider, said Tuesday it has completed the final close of its Series B capital raise with fresh investment of $3.13 million from ST Engineering through its Corporate Venture Capital unit, ST Engineering Ventures.

UpGrad, an India-based higher EdTech major announced on Tuesday it has acquired Exampur, one of India’s largest test-prep providers for government jobs, for an undisclosed amount, to build India’s largest test-prep platform for government jobs.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted Singapore-based enterprise payment service provider Digital Treasures Center (DTC) the major payment institution (MPI) licence. Securing the full licence means DTC has exited from the exemption status and is now a fully regulated provider of Digital Payment Token (DPT) and other payment services under…

GoTyme Bank was awarded its Certificate of Authority (COA) to operate as a digital bank by the Bangko Sentralng Pilipinas (BSP) last Friday. The issuance of a COA is the third and final stage involved in establishing a digital bank in the country.

Singapore telecommunications firm Singtel announced Tuesday its plan to invest a further $100 million into Singtel Innov8, its corporate venture arm, raising its total capital commitment to $350 million. With the capital injection, Innov8 will further expand its portfolio of investments in Southeast Asia, United States, China, Israel and Australia.

GREENS, an Indonesia-based integrated food technology startup, announced Tuesday that it has secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures, with participation from the other investors.

To date, UNOAsia has secured $44.5 million in investment in its pre-seed, seed, and pre-Series A rounds, which includes drawn-down capital of $34 million.

OrBit Markets, a Singapore-based institutional liquidity provider in crypto options and structured products, said Sunday it has raised $4.6 million in an angel funding round led by Matrixport, a leading digital assets financial services ecosystem. It also saw participation from Brevan Howard Digital, New Form Capital, Maven 11 and Westridge Markets in this…